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US home construction dips 3.6% in January

WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes edged back slightly in January after a December surge that had pushed home construction to the highest level in 13 years. The Commerce Department reported Wednes...

Feb 19, 2020

China revokes 3 Wall Street Journal reporters' credentials

BEIJING - China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed racist by the governme...

Feb 19, 2020

Sanders hopes early strength will prove he can beat Trump

LAS VEGAS - Terry Reece has long been skeptical that voters would back Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old self-described democratic socialist who is just months removed from a heart attack. Then the Vermon...

Feb 19, 2020

Las Vegas debate a major test of Bloomberg campaign's gamble

LAS VEGAS - Mike Bloomberg will confront the greatest test of his presidential campaign when he faces five Democratic rivals in a debate in Las Vegas that could fundamentally change the direction of t...

Feb 19, 2020

Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial

NEW YORK - Jurors are returning Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life. The panel of seven men and five women h...

Feb 19, 2020

Iran reports its first 2 cases of the new coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities confirmed on Wednesday two cases of the new coronavirus, the first in the country, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. The report did not elaborate on the n...

Feb 19, 2020

Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship

TOKYO - Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday . The...

Feb 19, 2020

American cruise passengers quarantined at US military bases

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were being quarantined at military bases in California and Texas on Mon...

Feb 19, 2020

Jurors in Durst murder case could face 5 month trial

LOS ANGELES - For someone who says he doesn't like talking with people, Robert Durst has shown a propensity to open up to strangers. It has not done him any favours. The New York real estate heir's le...

Feb 18, 2020

Passengers begin leaving after ship's virus quarantine ends

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a new virus ...

Feb 18, 2020